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or no tax. so they may have avoided imposing that 10% tax, but it certainly doesn't shore up any confidence in keeping your money in banks there. bill? >> all right. bertha, thank you very much. >> that's what it's all about. >> that is the key, right there. let's talk about it in today's "closing bell" exchange. steven hammers out there in the ether somewhere. it's randy batsman here next to me and our own rick santelli. rick, we're all getting a civics lesson on cyprus, that little tiny island in the eastern mediterranean. should in this matter with you putting a portfolio together here in the united states? >> oh, absolutely. have you noticed that the european central figures are a bit like the lemmings. every few quarters, they decide to take their launch off the cliff. and this time, i can't imagine who thought this was a good idea. i mean, if you look at cyprus' economy, there are two major factors to that economy. tourism and financial services. you could kill the financial services immed
or no tax. so they may have avoided imposing that 10% tax, but it certainly doesn't shore up any confidence in keeping your money in banks there. bill? >> all right. bertha, thank you very much. >> that's what it's all about. >> that is the key, right there. let's talk about it in today's "closing bell" exchange. steven hammers out there in the ether somewhere. it's randy batsman here next to me and our own rick santelli. rick, we're all getting a civics lesson on...
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to levy a tax on regular deposits here or why not? >> well, as someone mentioned, cyprus is a tiny economy and i don't think that these issues, as worrisome as they are, and as concerned as we would be for the cypriot people, i don't think that they have a direct implications for the u.s. economy. the only way that they would create a problem would be if the runs became contagious in some sense. if depositors in other countries lost confidence. but to this point, i'm not aware of any evidence that that is, in fact, the case. the argument that the europeans are making is that cyprus is a unique situation, a very different situation, and indeed, it is quite unusual to have a banking sector as large as they have, relative to their economy. in terms of the united states. you know, the fdic was founded, i think, in 1934 and insures deposits and they're very proud of the fact that no one's ever lost a dime in insured deposits. and during the crisis, the response of the government was, in fact, to increase the level of, you know, deposit or
to levy a tax on regular deposits here or why not? >> well, as someone mentioned, cyprus is a tiny economy and i don't think that these issues, as worrisome as they are, and as concerned as we would be for the cypriot people, i don't think that they have a direct implications for the u.s. economy. the only way that they would create a problem would be if the runs became contagious in some sense. if depositors in other countries lost confidence. but to this point, i'm not aware of any...
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and also, how are consumers going to react to increased taxes. so we're really watching out on all these economic numbers for q2. >> you also watch that, but i'm looking up at the transports that are up 102 points. >> 102 points. >> which would confirm the move we're seeing to new all-time highs right now on the dow. >> the only things that concerns me is you're not seeing this explosion in volume at these new highs. now, the s&p hasn't done it yet. maybe if we get through the s&p, all of a sudden there'll be this exposure. you don't feel it yet, but that being said, it's still making a new high, right? >> exactly. >> at least the dow is. s&p is still not. >> if we get a budget agreement, i'm really talking pie in the sky here. but they are talking, at least. if we get a budget agreement, that would have to help the market too, i think. >> and we would probably advise our s&p estimate. >> so what would it take? 10%? you could move it higher. >> exactly. because, ultimately, we'd start seeing the earnings and see the multiple expansions. right now
and also, how are consumers going to react to increased taxes. so we're really watching out on all these economic numbers for q2. >> you also watch that, but i'm looking up at the transports that are up 102 points. >> 102 points. >> which would confirm the move we're seeing to new all-time highs right now on the dow. >> the only things that concerns me is you're not seeing this explosion in volume at these new highs. now, the s&p hasn't done it yet. maybe if we get...
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the new tax on deposits, let's call it what it is, a wealth tax, has americans worrying about other tax havens. more than $20 trillion held around the world in offshore havens. their favorite tax havens are in the caribbean. namely the cayman islands, bahamas, british virgin islands. globally the channel islands, monaco, switzerland and swing pore. caribbean countries in much better financial shape and more stable legal systems than cyprus. the capital structure of some of these offshore banks remains a mystery. governments in the tiny island nations are notoriously prone to corruption and sudden policy shift. many say cyprus isn't likely to repeat soon. the crisis is another reason offshoring may become more risky for the world's wealthy. >> thank you so much, robert frank. >>> i'll talk exclusively with john thain next. >>> the potential for europe crisis to spread here. >>> later, march madness is here. should you keep your portfolio on the bench during the tournament? stay with us. but we can still help you see your big picture. with the fidelity guided portfolio summary, you choose
the new tax on deposits, let's call it what it is, a wealth tax, has americans worrying about other tax havens. more than $20 trillion held around the world in offshore havens. their favorite tax havens are in the caribbean. namely the cayman islands, bahamas, british virgin islands. globally the channel islands, monaco, switzerland and swing pore. caribbean countries in much better financial shape and more stable legal systems than cyprus. the capital structure of some of these offshore banks...
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they also benefited from a lower tax rate, maria, and one of the things folks are watching, their futures, these are pending orders, they're up 6%. the estimate had been for them to be up 5%. they'll have a conference call at about 5:00 eastern. back to you. >> we will be watching. thanks so much, bertha. is now the time to jump back into gold? you just heard jim grant talk about it. the precious metal hitting a high. a lot of money that's in stocks right now will be headed into gold, says dennis gartman. >>> and later, what's happening in washington and how is that affecting farms? tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 when i'm trading, i'm totally focused. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and the streetsmart edge trading platform from charles schwab... tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 gives me tools that help me find opportunities more easily. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 i can even access it from the cloud and trade on any computer. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and with schwab mobile, tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 i can focus on trading anyplace, anytime. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 until i choose to focus on something else. tdd#: 1-800
they also benefited from a lower tax rate, maria, and one of the things folks are watching, their futures, these are pending orders, they're up 6%. the estimate had been for them to be up 5%. they'll have a conference call at about 5:00 eastern. back to you. >> we will be watching. thanks so much, bertha. is now the time to jump back into gold? you just heard jim grant talk about it. the precious metal hitting a high. a lot of money that's in stocks right now will be headed into gold,...